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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — FEBRUARY 18, 2020 8 Further discussion ensued regarding the type of projects the ICWC crews could and could not complete. Mayor Grant asked if the crews could put on a new asphalt roof on the Perry Park pavilion. Public Works Superintendent Frid explained the crews could complete asphalt shingle roof work, but not steel roof work. Mayor Grant supported the ICWC crew installing a new roof on the Perry Park pavilion and construction of the Hazelnut Park warming house. He believed it would be advantageous for the City to use a crew versus hiring a roofing company. Public Works Director/City Engineer Blomstrom discussed the plans the crews would need in place in order to complete the Hazelnut warming house. He reported the City budgeted $10,000 for the ICWC crews in 2020 and so far the City has over 200 hours of work which would cost approximately $15,000. He explained the Council could add more hours onto the contract, but noted this would be a budgetary issues that would have to be addressed. Councilmember McClung stated he could support transferring money out of the General Fund Budget in order to have the ICWC crews complete projects for the City because this frees up Public Works Staff to complete other projects. He noted this was a cost effective way for the City to have projects completed. Councilmember Scott discussed the importance of the City keeping up with its preventative maintenance within the parks. Councilmember Holmes asked if the buckthorn removal efforts were working in the City's parks. Public Works Director/City Engineer Blomstrom believed this to be the case because the seed stock was being removed. He commented further on the long process that had to be followed in order to eradicate buckthorn. Mayor Grant discussed the great strides Roseville was making in the removal of buckthorn. Councilmember Holmes questioned why the ICWC crews were not hired to mow grass. Public Works Superintendent Frid described this work was currently being done by seasonal employees. He reported the crews only worked on the weekends and these crews would have to use the City's equipment. Public Works Director/City Engineer Blomstrom stated it was staff s recommendation to use the ICWC crews to complete work that staff could not get to throughout the summer. He commented further on how the availability of the crews was limited with a part-time crew versus a full-time crew.